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proposisional

Proposisional is an adjective referring to propositions—statements that can be either true or false. In English, the more common form is propositional; proposisional appears as a variant used in some scholarly contexts to denote relation to propositions or propositional content.

In logic, the term pertains to propositional or sentential logic, where the basic units are propositional variables

In philosophy, “propositional” relates to the content of statements—their propositional content—rather than to the sentence form

Differences from related terms are subtle: a proposition is the abstract content; a proposition is the statement

See also: propositional logic, proposition, propositional attitude, propositional content.

that
stand
for
declarative
statements.
Formulas
are
built
from
these
variables
using
logical
connectives,
and
their
truth
values
are
determined
by
the
truth-values
of
their
component
propositions.
Propositional
logic
focuses
on
the
functional
relationships
between
propositions
without
requiring
deeper
internal
structure
of
the
statements.
alone.
Propositional
content
is
what
a
sentence
asserts
to
be
the
case.
Propositional
attitudes,
such
as
belief,
desire,
doubt,
and
hope,
express
relations
between
a
subject
and
a
proposition
(for
example,
believing
that
it
will
rain).
that
can
be
true
or
false;
something
propositional
describes
or
concerns
that
content.
The
term
is
widely
used
in
philosophy
of
language,
epistemology,
and
logic.